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Born in Ghaniabad (soothren Tehran), Safavi studiet in Najaf, Iraq an wirkit in Abadan's petroleum installations in the province o Khuzestan for a while. He is said tae hae been kent for his strikin leuks an his "mesmerizin" speakin ability.[1]

He is said tae be "the man who introducit Ayatollah Khomeini tae the Muslim Britherheid an their ideas," who "spent lang oors thegither" wi Khomeini in discussion, an visitit him in Qom on a number o occasions durin 1943 an 1944.[2]

Prime Meenister Mosaddeq, who wis preocupeed wi the naitionalization o the ile industry, foond these activities "disruptive." On 8 Juin 1951 he ordered the arrest o Safavi, who stayed there till his release in Februar 1953. Sax months later Mosaddeq wis owerthrown in a coup d'état. Like Kashani, Safavi supportit the coup against Mosaddeq an "in the years immediately follaein the coup Navvab Safavi enjoyed a close association wi the court an the govrenment o Prime Meenister General Fazlollah Zahedi." Bi 1955 it became clear the regime wad no be institutin strict enforcement o Shariah law an Islamizin Iran, an wis insteid becomin mair pro-Wastren. On 22 November, efter an unsuccessful attempt tae assassinate Hosein Ala, Navvab Safavi an some o his follaeers wur arrestit. Follaein a summary trial Safavi an three ither members o Fadayan-e Islam wur executed on 25 Dizember. The clerical establishment did no attempt tae intervene on their behauf.[4]